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REPTILES
The species listed below are likely to occur within or near the vicinity of the park. However, the park itself may or may not support viable populations of all species due to localized distribution patterns or to lack of appropriate habitat within the park boundaries. Species recorded from the park are indicated with an "X."
| Scientific name |
Common name |
Record for park |
| ALLIGATORS |
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| Alligator mississippiensis |
Alligator |
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| TURTLES |
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| Malaclemys terrapin |
Diamondback terrapin |
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| Terrapene carolina |
Eastern box turtle |
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| Sea turtles |
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| Caretta caretta |
Loggerhead |
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| LIZARDS |
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| Anolis carolinensis |
Green anole |
X |
| Cnemidophorus sexlineatus |
Six-lined racerunner |
X |
| Eumeces fasciatus |
Five-lined skink |
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| Eumeces inexpectatus |
Southeastern five-lined skink |
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| Eumeces laticeps |
Broadhead skink |
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| Ophisaurus attenuatus |
Slender glass lizard |
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| Ophisaurus compressus |
Island glass lizard |
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| Ophisaurus mimicus |
Mimic glass lizard |
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| Ophisaurus ventralis |
Eastern glass lizard |
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| Sceloporus undulatus |
Fence lizard |
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| Scincella lateralis |
Ground skink |
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| SNAKES |
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| Agkistrodon contortrix |
Copperhead |
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| Carphophis amoenus |
Worm snake |
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| Cemophora coccinea |
Scarlet snake |
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| Coluber constrictor |
Black racer |
X |
| Crotalus adamanteus |
Eastern diamondback rattlesnake |
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| Crotalus horridus |
Canebrake rattlesnake |
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| Diadophis punctatus |
Ringneck snake |
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| Elaphe guttata |
Corn snake |
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| Elaphe obsoleta |
Rat snake |
X |
| Heterodon platirhinos |
Eastern hognose snake |
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| Heterodon simus |
Southern hognose snake |
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| Lampropeltis calligaster |
Mole kingsnake |
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| Lampropeltis getula |
Eastern kingsnake |
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| Lampropeltis triangulum |
Scarlet kingsnake or milksnake |
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| Masticophis flagellum |
Coachwhip |
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| Micrurus fulvius |
Coral snake |
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| Opheodrys aestivus |
Rough green snake |
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| Pituophis melanoleucus |
Pine snake |
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| Rhadinaea flavilata |
Pine woods snake |
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| Sistrurus miliarius |
Pigmy rattlesnake |
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| Storeria dekayi |
Brown snake |
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| Storeria occipitomaculata |
Redbelly snake |
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| Tantilla coronata |
Southeastern crowned snake |
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| Thamnophis sauritus |
Ribbon snake |
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| Thamnophis sirtalis |
Garter snake |
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| Virginia striatula |
Rough earth snake |
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| Virginia valeriae |
Smooth earth snake |
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| TOTALS | 42 |
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Table updated 27 July 2002
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